EBSA Emotional School Avoidance - Workshop for Guidance and Support.
Sat 22 Nov
|Poundbury
If your child finds school overwhelming or struggles to attend, our Understanding and Supporting EBSA workshop offers practical guidance to help. Learn what drives emotionally based school avoidance and discover calm, compassionate ways to reduce anxiety, rebuild confidence, and reconnect.
Time & Location
22 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 12:30
Poundbury, 14 Crown Gate, Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3EJ, UK
About the event
About the event
Workshop: Understanding and Supporting EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)
Our Understanding and Supporting EBSA workshop is a compassionate and informative session designed for parents, caregivers, and professionals who support children and young people experiencing school-related anxiety or avoidance. Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is not about defiance or refusal—it is about distress.
This workshop explores the emotional roots of EBSA, helping adults understand what is happening beneath the behaviour and how to respond with empathy, consistency, and confidence.
Led by experienced counsellors and education-informed practitioners, the session unpacks the complex mix of factors that contribute to EBSA, including anxiety, neurodiversity, attachment, and environmental stress. We’ll explore how to recognise the early signs, how to communicate effectively with schools, and how to support both the child and the wider family system. You’ll leave with practical, evidence-based strategies for easing school-related distress and fostering emotional safety at home and in…
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Workshop: Understanding EBSA
£25.00
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